Install CVS on SunOS 10

[Anoop]

Hi,

We have a new SunOS, intel box (SunOS 5.10 Generic i86pc i386 i86pc).

I am trying to configure cvs (as a client) on this box. First off, I
expected cvs to be pre-installed, but it was not. The way I checked
this is by trying to find any file named cvs. Found none. Is this the
correct way to check for cvs.

So I went on to
http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/cvs/binary/stable/x86-sunos/
and downloaded cvs-1.11.20-SunOS-5.8-i386.gz.

Then did a gunzip on the above file - got this
cvs-1.11.20-SunOS-5.8-i386
Then I ran this command.. (there was no readme)
./cvs-1.11.20-SunOS-5.8-i386

But I get this o/p:
# ls -l
-rwxr--r-- 1 root root 3126176 Sep 1 13:22
cvs-1.11.20-SunOS-5.8-i386
# ./cvs-1.11.20-SunOS-5.8-i386
Usage: cvs-1.11.20-SunOS-5.8-i386 [cvs-options] command
[command-options-and-arguments]
where cvs-options are -q, -n, etc.
(specify --help-options for a list of options)
where command is add, admin, etc.
(specify --help-commands for a list of commands
or --help-synonyms for a list of command synonyms)
where command-options-and-arguments depend on the specific command
(specify -H followed by a command name for command-specific help)
Specify --help to receive this message

The Concurrent Versions System (CVS) is a tool for version control.
For CVS updates and additional information, see
the CVS home page at http://www.cvshome.org/ or
Pascal Molli's CVS site at
http://www.loria.fr/~molli/cvs-index.html

What should I give so that I can just install the CVS client. (I have
the repository server on another server and only need to checkout code
from this server)

Tried the same with cvs-1.11.21-SunOS-5.8-i386.gz with same results..

Also tried to compile from source - but after running ./configure
running into errors when running make. Will post more error details
once I am sure I need to go this route.

Thanks,
Anoop

[Larry Jones]

Anoop writes:
>
> Then did a gunzip on the above file - got this
> cvs-1.11.20-SunOS-5.8-i386
> Then I ran this command.. (there was no readme)
> ./cvs-1.11.20-SunOS-5.8-i386

Sorry, the README files got lost somewhere along the way. That file is
"the" CVS executable -- it can be a client, a server, or run standalone.
All you need to do is rename it to "cvs" (not technically neecessary,
but certainly more convenient than typing the original name;
alternatively, you can keep the existing name and create a link to it)
and move it to a binaries directory (/usr/local/bin or anywhere else you
like).

-Larry Jones

Years from now when I'm successful and happy, ...and he's in
prison... I hope I'm not too mature to gloat. -- Calvin

[Anoop]

Thanks Larry.

So if this is the executable then its great - I can use this to
checkout code.

I am trying this now:

I set up my CVSROOT as follows:

weblogic ~ echo $CVSROOT
:pserver:aku...@x.com:/usr/local/cvsroot
weblogic ~ cvs login
Logging in to :pserver:aku...@x.com:2401/usr/local/cvsroot
CVS password:
cvs [login aborted]: connect to x.com:2401 failed: Connection refused

Normally when we connect, we connect using this string:
:ssh:aku...@x.com:/usr/local/cvsroot

But when I tried using ssh instead of pserver - I get errors: ssh not
recognized.

So I am thinking the port is wrong: 2401.

Any thoughts?

Thanks again,
Anoop

Thanks,
Anoop

[Anoop]

Actually, please ignore my previous email. I have been able to figure
out - I needed to use :ext: and enable ssh authentication without
password. Now it works like a charm. Thanks a ton for all who helped
and considered helping.

Anoop

[Jason Brown]

Not that I'm one of the guru's, but hit this myself a while back and it was a
pretty straightforward solution.

CVS doesn't 'talk' ssh natively, it was mostly an add-on and as far as I can
tell all recent versions don't recognize nonstandard ports. But you're not
out of luck--ssh is smart.

edit ~/.ssh/config and add:
Host [abbreviation]
Hostname [x.com]
User [myuserid]
Port [myport]

setenv CVS_RSH=ssh
setenv CVS_ROOT=:ext:[abbreviation]:[repos]

cvs ...you know the rest. There's probably actually a FAQ somewhere on this.

-Jason-

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[Anoop]

Thank you Jason... That is exactly what I am doing, but I do not do
anything other than your last 2 lines:

> setenv CVS_RSH=ssh
> setenv CVS_ROOT=:ext:[abbreviation]:[repos]

The .ssh/config apparently seems no required. Coz it works perfectly
without that.

best regards,
-Anoop